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1 ♦ narrow
♦ narrow /ˈnærəʊ/A a.1 stretto; ristretto; angusto; limitato; meschino; gretto; esiguo; scarso: a long, narrow passage, un corridoio lungo e stretto; narrow circumstances, mezzi ristretti ( scarsità di mezzi, gravi ristrettezze); narrow resources, risorse limitate; narrow views, vedute ristrette (o grette, meschine); a narrow majority, un'esigua maggioranza2 accurato; preciso; meticoloso: a narrow inspection, un esame accurato; after a narrow scrutiny, dopo un esame meticolosoB n.1 stretta; gola montana; punto in cui la strada si restringe2 (pl.) (naut.) stretto: (geogr.) the Narrows, lo Stretto dei Dardanelli; ( anche) lo Stretto fra Staten Island e Long Island ( a New York)● (naut., GB) narrow boat, barca lunga e stretta ( usata nei canali); chiatta □ narrow cloth, stoffa «bassa» ( cioè, stretta) □ (ferr.) a narrow-gauge railway, una ferrovia a scartamento ridotto □ narrow goods, nastri; nastrini; passamaneria □ (comm., Borsa) narrow market, mercato fiacco; mercato limitato ( con un basso volume di contrattazioni) □ narrow-minded, di mente ristretta; gretto; meschino □ narrow-mindedness, ristrettezza di mente, di vedute; grettezza; meschinità □ (econ.) narrow money, moneta in senso stretto □ (geogr.) the Narrow Seas, la Manica e il Mar d'Irlanda □ (fam.) a narrow squeak (o narrow squeeze), un pericolo evitato per un pelo; un brutto rischio; l'essersi salvato a stento □ a narrow victory, una vittoria di stretta misura □ (fig.) the narrow way, la via della virtù □ to have a narrow escape, salvarsi per il rotto della cuffia, per un pelo □ to win by a narrow margin, vincere di stretta misura.(to) narrow /ˈnærəʊ/A v. t.restringere; ridurre; delimitare; circoscrivere: The speaker narrowed the argument, l'oratore restrinse la questione (o circoscrisse l'argomento)B v. i.stringersi; restringersi● to narrow down, ridurre, ridursi; restringere; restringersi (fig.) □ to narrow the field, (fotogr.) restringere il campo; (fig.) ridurre le possibilità □ «Road narrows» ( cartello stradale), «strettoia». -
2 margin *** mar·gin n
['mɒːdʒɪn]to win by a wide/narrow margin — vincere con largo margine/di stretta misura
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3 narrow
I 1. ['nærəʊ]1) (in breadth, size, shape) [street, room, shoes, skirt, vase] strettoto grow o become narrow — [road, river, valley] restringersi
2) (in scope) [range, choice, group, field] ristretto; [ sense] stretto; [vision, interests, understanding] limitato; [ life] meschino; [ version] ridotto3) (in degree) [ majority] esiguo; [ margin] stretto; [ lead] leggero2.to have a narrow escape o a narrow squeak — BE colloq. scamparla bella, salvarsi per miracolo o per un pelo
••II 1. ['nærəʊ]1) (limit) restringere [choice, range, field]; limitare [sense, definition] (to a)2) (reduce) ridurre [gap, deficit]Elliott has narrowed the gap — (in race, poll) Elliott ha accorciato le distanze
3) (reduce breadth of) restringere [road, arteries]2.1) (in breadth) [street, valley, arteries] restringersi2) (fall off) [deficit, margin, lead] ridursi; [ choice] limitarsi, restringersi (to a)•* * *['nærəu] 1. adjective1) (having or being only a small distance from side to side: a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.) stretto2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) (riuscito per poco)3) ((of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.) ristretto, limitato2. verb(to make or become narrow: The road suddenly narrowed.) restringere, restringersi- narrowly- narrows
- narrow-minded* * *I 1. ['nærəʊ]1) (in breadth, size, shape) [street, room, shoes, skirt, vase] strettoto grow o become narrow — [road, river, valley] restringersi
2) (in scope) [range, choice, group, field] ristretto; [ sense] stretto; [vision, interests, understanding] limitato; [ life] meschino; [ version] ridotto3) (in degree) [ majority] esiguo; [ margin] stretto; [ lead] leggero2.to have a narrow escape o a narrow squeak — BE colloq. scamparla bella, salvarsi per miracolo o per un pelo
••II 1. ['nærəʊ]1) (limit) restringere [choice, range, field]; limitare [sense, definition] (to a)2) (reduce) ridurre [gap, deficit]Elliott has narrowed the gap — (in race, poll) Elliott ha accorciato le distanze
3) (reduce breadth of) restringere [road, arteries]2.1) (in breadth) [street, valley, arteries] restringersi2) (fall off) [deficit, margin, lead] ridursi; [ choice] limitarsi, restringersi (to a)• -
4 slender
['slendə(r)]1) (thin) [ person] magro, snello; [waist, neck] sottile; [ finger] affusolato, sottile; [stem, arch] slanciato3) (meagre) [income, means] modesto, insufficiente* * *['slendə]1) (thin, slim or narrow.) snello, sottile2) (slight or small: His chances of winning are extremely slender.) esiguo, scarso* * *slender /ˈslɛndə(r)/a.1 esile; snello; sottile; magro; smilzo: a slender girl, una ragazza esile; a slender waist, una vita snella; slender legs, gambe snelle (o sottili); a man of slender build, un uomo smilzo2 fragile; esiguo; lieve; scarso; tenue; magro (fig.): slender hopes, tenui speranze; slender health, salute fragile; a slender salary, uno stipendio esiguo; ( nelle corse) a slender lead, un lieve vantaggio; slender means, mezzi scarsi; scarsezza di mezzi; a slender acquaintance with a subject, una scarsa conoscenza di un argomentoslenderly avv.* * *['slendə(r)]1) (thin) [ person] magro, snello; [waist, neck] sottile; [ finger] affusolato, sottile; [stem, arch] slanciato3) (meagre) [income, means] modesto, insufficiente
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